Abstract: Photoactive, thermally coalescible resin plastisol dispersions comprising a polyvinyl chloride polymer having attached to the polymer backbone photopolymerizable or photocrosslinkable groups dispersed in a liquid plasticizer medium, and a photoinitiator which is either a separate component or a photoactive substituent present on the polymer backbone. The photoactive plastisols, in element form, can be used in an image formation process that is a positive working washout or negative toned imaging system.

Abstract: A strongly fixed patternwise coated powder layer is formed on a substrate by subjecting a thin layer of photo-sensitive composition containing an aromatic diazonium salt as a photo-sensitive component capable of becoming sticky due to the formation of a photolytic reaction product of the salt by a patternwise light exposure, thereby making the light-exposed part of the thin layer sticky, bringing the thin layer in contact with powdery grains, thereby forming a powder-containing coating layer, and contacting the powder-containing coating layer with a powdery material that reacts with the photolytic product, thereby forming a water-insoluble or slightly water-soluble solid material to fix the powdery grains to the substrate.

Abstract: A photopolymerizable coating composition comprising(1) a nongaseous, ethylenically unsaturated, polymerizable compound,(2) a specified nitroaromatic compound, and(3) an organic, radiation-sensitive, free-radical generating systemis useful for making a positive or negative polymeric image on a substrate.

Abstract: To reduce silver coating weight in photographic silver halide elements (e.g., medical X-ray films) the density of the silver image is increased by forming a black-toned, direct positive image in a photopolymer layer on the reverse side from the silver image.

Abstract: An improved peel apart photosensitive element comprises a strippable cover sheet, a photoadherent layer, and a tacky, nonphotosensitive contiguous layer receptive to colorant or particulate material, and a support. The element is useful in applications such as color proofing. Such elements are capable of producing reverse toned or colored images as well as duplicate colored images with greatly improved tonal range and image fidelity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to amino-functional photopolymer compositions and to photo-oxidation imaging processes utilizing such compositions. The amino-functional photopolymer compositions comprise amino-functional polymers. For example, other polymers or resins without amino-functionality may be incorporated to aid in adapting the compositions for use in particular applications as are discussed herein.

Abstract: Toner particles of an intimate mixture of 25 to 75% by weight of substantially colorless, inert, nonelectroscopic spheroidal-shape polymer particles of size distribution in the range of greater than 5 to less than 60 .mu.m, not more than 15% of the polymer particles being less than 10 .mu.m or greater than 50 .mu.m equivalent spherical diameter, and 75 to 25% by weight of colorant particles having a size distribution within the range of 0.2 to 30 .mu.m and not more than 50% of the colorant particles being less than 1 .mu.m particle size. Ionic copolymer spheroidal particles are preferred. The toner particles are useful for color development of tacky areas by depositing and distributing the toner particles by means of a pad, including an applicator apparatus comprising a housing for toner, a free moving weight in the housing for agitating the toner, means to release toner from the housing, and at least two hinged pads mounted on the housing.